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At the , Oriel Morrison sat down with Chavalit Frederick Tsao, fourth-generation steward of TPC (Tsao Pao Chee), a 120-year-old family business dating back to the Qing Dynasty.

Tsao believes we’re moving from the industrial era to the era of well-being, where energy, mind, and purpose are deeply connected. His message is simple but profound: “Don’t change others’ minds. Change your own... and the world will follow.”

Through the OCTAVE model and the East West Cultural Development Centre, he’s redefining what it means for business to lead... not just in profit, but in consciousness.

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The world is changing faster than education can keep up.

At the Global Conference in Hong Kong, Oriel Morrison sat down with Sandeep Aneja, Founder and Managing Partner of Kaizenvest, a Singapore-based fund management firm and the only education sector-focused fund manager operating across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

With 25 years of experience across private equity, venture capital, and emerging market investments, Sandeep partners with purpose-driven entrepreneurs to reimagine the future of learning.

He shared how AI is transforming jobs faster than education systems can adapt, and how innovation is helping bridge the gap between what we teach today and what the world needs tomorrow.

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At the AVPN Global Conference 2025, Gbolahan F., Executive Director at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change sat down with Oriel Morrison - to talk about the institute's work.... helping governments around the world deliver reforms that transform lives.

As he explained, “one of the fastest way to scale impact is through government”, and that’s exactly what the Institute is doing across 48 countries, supporting leaders on everything from job creation and healthcare to AI and technology.

It’s a mission grounded in humility, recognising that governance is complex, and that governments are the duty bearers striving to meet citizens’ expectations.

By partnering closely with them, and through public–private collaboration, the Institute is helping to turn ambition into action, and policies into progress.

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What if a small idea could change millions of lives?

At the AVPN Global Conference 2025, Oriel Morrison spoke with Avinash Mishra, who leads the Global Innovation Fund's investment team and GIF Growth... the fund that backs innovative solutions to development challenges in low- and middle-income countries.

Their discussion explored how these innovations deliver economic development, gender equity, climate adaptation, and more, while catalysing impact through blended and innovative finance. As government funding faces pressures, the private sector is stepping up, and GIF’s latest fund offers a creative, accessible vehicle for investors to back transformative solutions aligned with the SDGs.

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